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WasteStop™ Flow Control Valves Reduce Water Flow, Not Water Pressure RENO, NV – December 17, 2007 – ConservCo Water Conservation Products, LLC today announced that its newest product, the WasteStop™ Valve, can help earn a building two Water Efficiency LEED points from the U.S. Green Building Council because of the water savings it produces. The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design ...

World Water Day took place this week, and public attention in Canada as in many other countries was for a time focused on what clearly is our most valuable natural resource. Canada has about nine per cent of the world's water supply, according to Environment Canada, but only 0.5 per cent of the world's population. One might interpret ...

Itron, Inc. (NASDAQ: ITRI) announced today that the Water Corporation of Australia is installing 13,000 Itron smart water meters across the Pilbara region of Western Australia, which encompasses the townships of Port and South Hedland, Karratha, Roebourne, Wickham and Point Samson. The Itron meters, communication modules, network infrastructure and software will ...

Organizations partner to advance water footprint methodology and analyze the impacts of water use as part of their commitment to global water stewardship. ATLANTA - The Coca-Cola Company and The Nature Conservancy announced today the release of a water footprint report in conjunction with World Water Week in Stockholm, Sweden. The report, entitled “Product Water Footprint Assessments: ...

Officials from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and The Home Depot kicked off Fix a Leak Week today at The Home Depot store in South Philadelphia by demonstrating several simple, inexpensive improvements that can save money and conserve water by fixing leaky fixtures. The average American family could be wasting more than 10,000 gallons of water every year due to running toilets, dripping ...

NACWA is pleased that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) launched the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) today and looks forward to working with the Department in ushering in a new era of collaborative conservation. The RCPP makes municipal water and wastewater authorities eligible to play an increasingly significant role in helping agricultural producers achieve better water ...

Novelis, the world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, published its 2015 sustainability report today, detailing significant progress toward increasing the use of recycled aluminum and using natural resources more efficiently. At the end of Fiscal Year 2015, Novelis achieved an average of 49 percent recycled aluminum inputs, up 19 percentage points from baseline years of 2007-2009, and a ...

The Coca-Cola Company and The Nature Conservancy announced today the release of a water footprint report in conjunction with World Water Week in Stockholm, Sweden. The report, entitled "Product Water Footprint Assessments: Practical Application in Corporate Water Stewardship," examines three pilot studies that were conducted on Coca-Cola products and ingredients. A product water footprint is the ...

According to a Statistics Canada survey released on this week more Canadian households are taking measures to conserve energy and help the environment. These measures include switching to lights that consume less energy, depositing more unwanted electronics to drop-off centres, using programmable thermostats and relying less on bottled water. The report, based on 2009 data, ...

Sound, science-based approaches are needed to meet the challenge of conserving biodiversity and natural resources. However, despite over two decades of research, there is little agreement on general principles governing best practice in landscape management with much ecological knowledge overlooked. Following a workshop in Australia, conservation experts from around the world have now identified ...

The World Resources Institute made important contributions on a variety of issues at the IUCN World Conservation Congress discussions. Topics included ecosystems, access to information, deforestation, governance and tools for sustainability metrics. Over 8,000 conservation professionals gathered in Barcelona to chart pathways for sustaining environmental systems and species diversity. With the ...

Phigenics announced today that it has been awarded a $1 million dollar contract with the General Services Administration’s (GSA) Federal Acquisition Service for Energy Management Planning and Strategies (SIN 871-202) and Water Conservation (SIN 871-210). This enables U.S. Federal Government facilities that desire to improve the efficiency, effectiveness and overall safety of their ...

SXSW Eco, a conference for professionals working to solve the complex challenges facing civil society, the economy and the natural world, will be held October 7 - 9, 2013 at the Austin Convention Center. Texas-based experts will present a panel discussion “Ocean Conservation through Social Innovation” to the international audience of thought leaders and decision makers. Speaking from ...

(New York, N.Y.) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Regional Administrator Alan J. Steinberg today announced his endorsement of a schedule for stopping the source of the leak from the spent fuel pool in Unit No.1 at the Indian Point Nuclear Generating Plant in Buchanan, New York. The work will be carried out by Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., the operator of the Indian Point plant, ...

ALBANY, New York, November 5, 2007 (ENS) - The question of whether to renew the operating license of the Indian Point Nuclear Generating Facility on the Hudson River for another 20 years merits a full environmental review by federal authorities, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, DEC, said in comments filed Wednesday with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ...

Frost & Sullivan honored Eureka Forbes Limited with the Best Company of the Year Award for 2010 in the Indian Residential POU Water Treatment Systems Market. The company has exhibited excellence in growth by expanding its customer base in all market segments. Over the years, it has developed seven state-of-art water treatment technologies to address 17 diverse water conditions in India. Field ...

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administrator Shawn M. Garvin today toured several projects on the Maryland Eastern Shore designed to control stormwater pollution, conserve land, and improve communities. Stormwater runoff is a leading cause of impairment to local waters and the Chesapeake Bay. “In the Chesapeake Bay watershed, the story of the water is written on the land, and ...

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson recognized students from northwest Montana’s Bigfork High School at the 2009 President’s Environmental Youth Awards (PEYA) ceremony today. The students were recognized for their commitment to cave conservation and awareness on nearby federal lands, including Glacier National Park. "The President"s Environmental Youth ...

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